1998-2002 - existence of state-owned farms and general better economic situation aids Soviet agriculture.
March 26, 2000 - Shunin is re-elected as the President of the Soviet Union.
February 11, 2001 - Party of Communists of the Republic of Moldova wins 82 out of 101 seats in the Parliament.
September 23, 2001 - center-right coalition (PO, PiS, PSL) wins Polish parliamentary election.
December 28, 2001 - National Front coalition of the Communist Party and former anti-Islamists wins general election in Uzbekistan and forms the Provisional Government.
January-March, 2002 - damage done to the oilfields during the War on Terror, civil war in Saudi Arabia, unrest in Iraq alienation of Iran and Venezuela cause gas prices rise to $10.00/per gallon in the United States, starting 2000s energy crisis. Increase of global oil price cause rapid escalations in the costs of fertilizers, food transportation and industrial agriculture. Due to global increase of oil prices, oil-exporting countries notice increase of incomes. In Russia, state-owned oil industry provides money necessary to Shunin's project of the Great Reconstruction of the Soviet Union. Early stabilization of Ukrainian economy ceases to exist, resulting in a free fall of the economy and massive poverty rates.
March 11, 2002 - violence in Iraq ends after signing the Treaty of Baghdad between Iraqi government and Kurds. New constitution, espousing views of state secularism and freedom of religion is accepted in the country, creating Kurdish autonomous region under left-wing government. In fact, the government tried to distance itself from radical Islam and rather pursue policy of openness than risking war against two superpowers of the world.
April 14, 2002 - wife of Osama bin Laden is captured by KGB officers in Syria.
May 5, 2002 - Jean-Marie Le Pen achieves 22% of votes (6,833,857) in the second round of the French presidential election.
June 11, 2002 - Fifteenth Five-Years' Plan for the National Economy of the Soviet Union (2003-2008) is accepted by the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union. It dedicates majority of income from the oil industry to the expansion of industry, greater availability of Soviet-produced consumer goods, expansion of public works programme for unemployed people. Computerization of offices, schools and economic planning is given new, greater funds. All has to be done for stability of economy in an event of lowering oil prices.
June 23, 2002 - following a national referendum, Moldova reforms into Moldovan Soviet Socialist Republic and ask to join the Soviet Union.
July 4, 2002 - US Military base near Mecca is attacked with a suitcase nuclear bomb of 1 kT yield. As reponse to the attack, President Gore orders airstrikes on a possible site of terrorist cell in Riyadh. Martial law in an area in enforced, resulting in a temporary stop for pilgrims travelling to the holy cities of Islam.
August 3, 2002 - parliamentary election in Uzbekistan is won by the Communist Party. Country changes into Uzbek Soviet Socialist Republic and ask to join the Soviet Union.
December 14, 2002 - following a suitcase nuclear attack against Indian garrison in the Republic of Northern Kashmir, Indian government officialy annexes the country.
January 21, 2003 - elections for the soviets in the Soviet Union. In the Supreme Soviet, the Communist Party achieves clear majority of 372 delegates. Democratic Union of Russia achieves 121 seats, Liberal Democratic Party achieves 23 seats while regional parties achieve remaining 37 seats.
June 11, 2003 - Kingdom of Saudi ceases to exist and is replaced by the Sunni Republic of Arabia (under US influence) and the Shia Republic of Damman (under Soviet-Iraq influence). US Army withdraws to the cities of Jeddah and Riyadh, where Gore forms permament military bases.
November 3-23, 2003 Rose Revolution in Georgia ousts Eduard Shevarnadze and triggers elections - presidential and parliamentarian won by pro-Western United National Movement.
February 2004 - Pakistani military junta stabilizes Pakistan.
March 28, 2004 - Shunin wins the Soviet presidential election in the first round.
May 1, 2004 - Slovenia, Cyprus and Malta join the European Union.
November 6, 2004 - Al Gore is re-elected as the President of the United States. Democratic Party makes significant gains in both houses of the Congress.
November 21, 2004 - Orange Revolution - Viktor Yushchenko wins presidential election in Ukraine despite massive attempts to falsify the election on behalf of the government. New President takes a more pro-American stance than his precedessor Leonid Kuchma. Politicians of eastern, pro-Soviet Ukraine claim that election was unfair and demand recount. Mayor of Sevastopol, main base of Soviet Black Sea Fleet burns his Ukrainian passport in protest.
February 4 - April 27, 2005 - Cedar Revolution - waves of protests forces Syria to withdraw from Lebanon.
March, 2005 - Blue Revolution in Kuwait - call for women's suffrage and governmental attempts to crack down protests causes fall of the government and formation of the Republic of Kuwait. Some support for rebels can be traced to Iraq and Damman, both Soviet client states in the Middle East.
June 11, 2005 - populist coalition (Self-Defence and League of Polish Families) wins parliamentary election in Poland. Andrzej Lepper becomes the Prime Minister of Poland and forms minority government. Democratic left Alliance and Polish people's Party remains as the largest opposition force, uniting behind single presidential candidate for upcoming election and trying to stop government's populist actions.
October 9, 2005 - Jolanta Kwaśniewska, wife of incumbent President Aleksander Kwaśniewski achieves 31% of votes in the first round of the presidential election against Donald Tusk's 26%, Lech Kaczyński's 22% and Marek Czarnecki's 21% - the most contested Polish election ever.
October 23, 2005 - Kwaśniewska wins Polish presidential election against Donald Tusk, campaigning on the campaign of the social democracy and pro-Europeanism. She is sharply criticized by populist coalition ruling over Poland.
December 19, 2005 - failure of Sejm's accepting plans for 2006 budget causes President Kwaśniewski to call a snap election for December 29.
December 29, 2005 - Polish parliamentary election - Democratic Left Alliance forms a coalition with the Polish People's Party with Leszek Miller as the Prime Minister of Poland.
April 11, 2006 - Iranian Mahmoud Ahmadinejad publicly announces that his country successfuly enriched uranium.
July 21, 2006 - the UN Security Council passes a resolution demanding suspension of uranium enrichment program in Iran. It is estimated that construction of nuclear bomb for Iran can take three to five years (incorrectly).
December 23, 2006 - UN Security Council imposes economical sanctions against Iran.
January 1, 2007 - Poland, Romania, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Hungary join the European Union.
March 24, 2007 - UN Security Council strenghten sanctions against Iran. As response, Iranian government threatens to cut oil exports (hoping that Americans fear a repeat of 2002-2003 recession). When countries reject idea of lifting sanctions, Iran reduces oil sales to the Western countries, causing oil prices to rise.
June 2, 2007 - Sixteenth Five-Year Plan for the National Economy of the Soviet Union (2008-2013) is confirmed by the Supreme Soviet. Plan sets a goal of 7% annual growth of GDP per capita, acceleration of home-grown computer industry (with more incentives for investors), introduction of greater standards in a rural primary education, further mechanization of state-owned agriculture, introduction of better medical and health service in both urban and rural areas.
April 11, 2007 - group of Democratic and Republican congressmen demands an airstrike against Iranian enrichment facilities to be done by the United States.
